Activities

Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest
"As cultures encompass lifestyles, different ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs, the protection and promotion of their rich diversity invite us to rise to new ...
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Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties
World Heritage properties, as with all heritage properties, are exposed to natural and man-made disasters which threaten their integrity and may compromise their values. The loss or deterioration ...
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State of conservation information system
Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention refers to the conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List and indicates that each “State Party to this Convention ...
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Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
The Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme is a collaboration between international environmental charity Earthwatch, global energy company Shell and the UNESCO World ...

Case Studies on the Conservation and Management of Historic Cities
The « Historic cities in development: keys for understanding and action»  project, a compilation of 40 case studies on the conservation and management of historic cities, ...

Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
Enhancing Our Heritage - Monitoring and Managing for Success in World Natural Heritage Sites was a seven-year UNESCO/IUCN project funded by the United Nations Foundation. The project commenced in ...

How does World Heritage add value and/or build support for protected areas?
Six general themes of ways in which WH might assist protected areas were identified. Suggestions based on these were submitted to site managers, national or international NGOs and others closely ...

Luang Prabang, Laos : soutien à la sauvegarde et mise en valeur du site, et à la coopération décentralisée avec la Ville de Chinon
La CFU a soutenu la coopération décentralisée entre la ville de Luang Prabang et la ville de Chinon depuis 1999, à travers la mise à disposition d'experts ...

Saint Louis, Sénégal : sauvegarde et mise en valeur de la ville.
La partie historique de la ville de Saint-Louis du Sénégal, située dans l'île entre les deux bras du fleuve Sénégal, est inscrite sur la Liste du ...

The Inventory of the historic city of Sana'a: a tool for urban conservation
This publication documents the main outcomes of the studies undertaken in 2003 - 2006, by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the General Organisation for the Preservation of the Historic Cities ...

World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples
The idea of a World Heritage Indigenous Peoples Council of Experts (WHIPCOE) was presented to the 24th session of the World Heritage Committee in Cairns, Australia by representatives from ...

World Heritage and the Arctic
This publication presents the outcome and recommendations of the International Expert Meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic, which took place from 30 November to 1 December 2007 in Narvik, ...

Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab State
The project consists of four core activities The creation and the development of an Arabic language web site on the World Heritage in the Arab Region, in cooperation with the a regional ...

France : association des biens français du patrimoine mondial.
L'« Association française des biens du patrimoine mondial » a été créée à l'occasion des cinquièmes rencontres des biens ...

Formation « Patrimoine culturel et développement local ». Porto Novo, Bénin, 18-21 novembre 2008.
La première session de formation du programme « Patrimoine culturel et développement local » a eu lieu à Porto Novo, Bénin,  du 18 au 21 ...

Session Spéciale "Patrimoines et développement : la diversité comme alternative", dans le cadre du Sommet Africités V.
  La session  spéciale a eu lieu le 18 décembre 2009 dans le cadre du Sommet Africités V à Marrakech, Maroc. Elle s'est déroulée ...

Training course on management issues for the existing staff and rangers to increase their capacity for the management of the World Heritage Site ...
The present staff needs to have more knowledge in order to manage this complex situation. This knowledge should be given through a training, which aim should be to move one step closer to ...

Friends of World Heritage
UNF launched a “Friends of World Heritage” partnership program in September 2003 during the World Parks Congress in Durban , South Africa . A newsletter and web site were set up to support the ...

In Europe
Tangible Heritage in Europe

Tunisia - Development of an emergency plan for the safeguard of the Ichkeul National Park
The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of the water resources of the Ichkeul National Park, ...